Tampa, Florida (yes, Florida!)

I just unpacked from this month’s @asanews.bsky.social conference… it’s been that kind of month.

So well-deserved!

This was a fascinating discussion about the horrible conditions facing immigrants that are detained. Tune in to listen to the latest research on the effects of detention on immigrants' mental and physical health.

New pub on the effects of Florida’s 2023 anti immigrant law on healthcare hesitancy..

A new episode of the podcast Immigrant Lives is available. @drlizaaranda.bsky.social talks with @abregoleisy.bsky.social & Paul Namphy about how immigrants and asylum seekers are navigating having their legal statuses revoked. rss.com/podcasts/imm...

This was a great conversation while alarming at the same time.

ICE does not belong on our campus.

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It was so great to discuss the meaning of all of these immigration related executive orders with @austinkocher.com & @claudiacalhoon.bsky.social on this episode of Im/migrant Lives. rss.com/podcasts/imm...

Yup

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Sends Letters to 60 Universities Under Investigation for Antisemitic Discrimination and Harassment WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) sent letters to 60 institutions of higher education warning them of potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus, including uninterrupted access to campus facilities and educational opportunities. The letters are addressed to all U.S. universities that are presently under investigation for Title VI violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination. “The Department is deeply disappointed that Jewish students studying on elite U.S. campuses continue to fear for their safety amid the relentless antisemitic eruptions that have severely disrupted campus life for more than a year. University leaders must do better,” said Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “U.S. colleges and universities benefit from enormous public investments funded by U.S. taxpayers. That support is a privilege and it is contingent on scrupulous adherence to federal antidiscrimination laws.” The schools that received letters from the Office for Civil Rights include:

American University Arizona State University Boston University Brown University California State University, Sacramento Chapman University Columbia University Cornell University Drexel University Eastern Washington University Emerson College George Mason University Harvard University Illinois Wesleyan University Indiana University, Bloomington Johns Hopkins University Lafayette College Lehigh University Middlebury College Muhlenberg College Northwestern University Ohio State University Pacific Lutheran University Pomona College Portland State University

Princeton University Rutgers University Rutgers University-Newark Santa Monica College Sarah Lawrence College Stanford University State University of New York Binghamton State University of New York Rockland State University of New York, Purchase Swarthmore College Temple University The New School Tufts University Tulane University Union College University of California Davis University of California San Diego University of California Santa Barbara University of California, Berkeley University of Cincinnati University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of North Carolina University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Tampa University of Tennessee University of Virginia University of Washington-Seattle University of Wisconsin, Madison Wellesley College Whitman College Yale University

The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's

Good to see a university with a spine.

We told you it was about whiteness. If it was clear enough before, it’s clear now.

Trump paused the refugee program, but when it comes back online, it will focus on resettling white South Africans (Afrikaners) who are “victims of racial discrimination.” (Camilo/CBS)

America has gone off the rails.

Setting quotas of arrests per day. You know what happens when you have a quota to meet? Scoop them up and let the court sort it out. They will be grabbing anyone they can. No proof of citizenship on your person? Too bad. That’s an arrest. Look “illegal?” Explain it to the court someday.

State to study return on investment of Women/Gender Studies programs • Florida Phoenix The state Board of Governors plans to commission a study of the economic return from Women- and Gender-Studies programs at Florida’s public universities. One lawmaker warned the effort is “trying to s...

State to study return on investment of Women/Gender Studies programs floridaphoenix.com/2024/12/30/s...

Florida's New Law on Immigrants May Foreshadow What's To Come | Opinion Florida's experience under Senate Bill 1718 foreshadows the national consequences of large-scale immigration crackdowns.

I published a piece in Newsweek w/ Liz Ventura on the findings from our research on Florida’s immigration law and what the findings can tell us about the outcomes of mass deportations to come. I wish the findings were more optimistic. www.newsweek.com/floridas-new...

First day of class today and I’m amazed at how interesting my undergraduate students are… really looking forward to a great semester in the classroom and the fact that it’s not hurricane season!

Florida's immigration crackdown strained migrants, citizens alike, study finds Florida is home to more than a million undocumented people.

FL's crackdown on #immigration is leaving deep scars on undocumented immigrants & U.S. citizens, @drlizaaranda.bsky.social & colleagues found. This comes as Trump promises mass deportations in his second term.

@axios.com, Yacob Reyes: www.axios.com/local/tampa-...

Finished my grading last night. The best part was reading some really good papers authored by graduate students! It was a difficult semester (2 hurricanes and an election) but also very rewarding!

Of course, Florida continues to try to roll back anything that has been good for immigrants!

Tune in to the lastest episode of Im/migrant Lives. We had a thoughtful conversation of how immigrants experience disasters and what policy-makers need to consider so that immigrants can be more prepared when facing a natural hazard.

Could U.S. citizens get caught in Trump’s mass deportation program? | Column Collateral arrests are not uncommon during immigration raids.

My oped for the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social on mass detention & the effects of deportations on US citizens www.tampabay.com/opinion/2024...

This is terrible

NCAN devotes itself to making college accessible

It is a big, big deal for them to recommend that filing the FAFSA is too dangerous for some families

To mark "Trump will declare a national emergency for mass deportations" day: here is the initial spreadsheet of our crowd-sourced *local* immigration advocacy/support organizations.

Please share widely, put to good use, and keep letting me know about more organizations folks can connect with.

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📢 Registration is now open for the 2025 Conference on Im/migrant Well-Being! Join us February 14th in St. Petersburg, FL to hear from sociologists, public health experts & more on the intersection of policy & the lived experiences of #immigrants. Register: iwbcollab.org/2025-conference-registration

Survey shows Florida's immigration law causes anxiety and stress — and made people leave A USF survey of Hillsborough County's immigrant community reveals the ripple effects of the 2023 law. Immigration advocates say they've had to clear up misconceptions.

@iwrcatusf.bsky.social released its report about the findings from a survey of immigrants on the effects of #Florida 's #SB1718. The findings can be a window into what's to come at the national level. @wusfnews.bsky.social reported a story about it ➡️ www.wusf.org/politics-iss...

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